Analyst Paul Mueller claims that Verizon and Sprint both have plans to sell the Galaxy Note sometime in the first half of this year. That much Mueller says with certainty, though he seems less sure about his other claim, that the Note may end up on one or both of those carriers as the Galaxy Journal.

That bit about the Journal makes it sounds like Mueller has a source with knowledge of these plans, rather than them being the product of some educated guesswork. Even so, Mueller’s got a spotty track record with these sorts of prognostications; last summer he proclaimed that Verizon would get the Samsung Galaxy S II first among US carriers, about which he could not have been more wrong.

For now, we’ll keep our ears open and see if any evidence actually shows up to back this theory.

Stephen has been writing about electronics since 2008, which only serves to frustrate him that he waited so long to combine his love of gadgets and his degree in writing. In his spare time, he collects console and arcade game hardware, is a motorcycle enthusiast, and enjoys trapping blue crabs. Stephen's first mobile device was a 624 MHz Dell Axim X30, which he's convinced is still a viable platform. Stephen longs for a market where phones are sold independently of service, and bandwidth is cheap and plentiful; he's not holding his breath. In the meantime, he devours smartphone news and tries to sort out the juicy bits Read more about Stephen Schenck!